Design
Norwegian Bliss has an overall length of 333.5 m, moulded beam 41.50 m, and maximum draft 9.00 m. The ship has gross tonnage of and deadweight of. Norwegian Bliss has 20 decks and 2,220 cabins, and can carry 4,000 passengers.[16]
The hull art for Norwegian Bliss was designed by marine wildlife artist Wyland.[17] Wyland is best known for his "Whaling Wall" murals,[18] in which he painted life-sized whales on 100 buildings all over the world.
Norwegian Bliss sailed on her inaugural cruise on 21 April 2018.[19] Norwegian Bliss sailed on Mexican Riviera cruises from Los Angeles, California and cruises from Miami, Florida for her 2018 winter/spring season. For her 2019–2020 winter season, Norwegian Bliss sailed out from Manhattan, New York replacing her sister ship, Norwegian Escape, which moved back to Miami. Norwegian Bliss will sail to the Bahamas and eastern Florida, as well as longer cruises to the Caribbean, before repositioning to Seattle to resume cruising around Alaska in the summer of 2020.[20]
Norwegian Bliss has five main engines with total output power of 102,900 hp. The vessel has two MAN B&W 14V48/60CR, each with power of 22,520 hp and three MAN B&W 12V48/60CR, each with power of 19,300 hp. The propulsion system is two ABB Azipod XO units with total power of 40 MW, which allows service speed of 22.5 kn, while the maximum speed during trials exceeds 25.0 kn. The engines are equipped with scrubbers and a heat recovery systems for improved energy efficiency.[6]
